Let’s see if Boris the bullshitter gets a deal with the EU on services by the end of the year. I doubt it and that could be a big problem. Still I’m quite happy that he finally owns Brexit.

Is he owning it? Last I heard he was blaming the EU for the UK wanting to depart from the Political Declaration (we’d indicated we’d adhere to level playing field provisions in return for a FTA, now we’re saying we won’t).

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Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 23:43 - Feb 2 with 897 views

Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 23:21 - Feb 2 by LeonWasGod

Someones in a grumpy mood. I can do serious though. The question was around how we would do better with Japan now we’re out of the EU. I’d be interested to understand how we’ll have greater leverage over Japan than the EU had. The relative sizes of the markets suggest we won’t, but that could be far too simplistic a way of looking at it. And given Japan is already one of our bigger export markets, what realistic gains would be possible versus the new EU-Japan deal we’ve just walked away from?

The EU deal with Japan has a most favoured nation clause so Japan is not legally allowed to negotiate a better deal with the UK. The absolute most we can hope for is the same.

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Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 23:59 - Feb 2 with 885 views

Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 23:59 - Feb 2 by Lohengrin

Let’s be honest: trade with Japan for the last five decades has been disastrous for British manufacturing. If it ceases completely it’s not exactly the end of the world.

Global trade isn’t the problem (environment excepted). It’s led to wealth creation. The problem is that the redistribution of that wealth just hasn’t happened. In fact the reverse is true. This will only get worse with the artificial intelligence revolution that is about to take place.

Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 16:20 - Feb 3 by longlostjack

Global trade isn’t the problem (environment excepted). It’s led to wealth creation. The problem is that the redistribution of that wealth just hasn’t happened. In fact the reverse is true. This will only get worse with the artificial intelligence revolution that is about to take place.

Yeah, I’ve got the covered. I’ve been re-reading Hargrave’s ideas around social credit at a feverish pace.

Don’t worry, you’re in safe hands.

An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.

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Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 16:38 - Feb 3 with 642 views

Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 15:34 - Feb 3 by Lohengrin

Practically everything, how long have you got?

Some grim reading here for you, pal.

Some of those industies that are gone would have gone naturally but so much has been given away, sold, left to decline and greedy directors and politicians have a huge part of the blame.

EDIT TO ADD...Bloody narrow minded bean counters who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. This is not a pop at all accountants only those myopic ones without an understanding of business risks.

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It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan

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Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 23:39 - Feb 3 with 548 views

Some of those industies that are gone would have gone naturally but so much has been given away, sold, left to decline and greedy directors and politicians have a huge part of the blame.

EDIT TO ADD...Bloody narrow minded bean counters who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. This is not a pop at all accountants only those myopic ones without an understanding of business risks.

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Industry moved from this country to manufacture overseas when people in this country realised how much cheaper the stuff was they wanted to buy when that happened.

The only way it will be reversed for mass market items is if people decide not to have 3 or 4 TVs, phones, laptops, tablets etc etc. And don’t have wardrobes full of cheap clothes. And baskets full of cheap food.

It’s not going to happen.

When we did make stuff, all of us had less. All of us. It was too expensive to have what we all take for granted now,

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Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 00:17 - Feb 4 with 529 views

Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 23:39 - Feb 3 by londonlisa2001

Industry moved from this country to manufacture overseas when people in this country realised how much cheaper the stuff was they wanted to buy when that happened.

The only way it will be reversed for mass market items is if people decide not to have 3 or 4 TVs, phones, laptops, tablets etc etc. And don’t have wardrobes full of cheap clothes. And baskets full of cheap food.

It’s not going to happen.

When we did make stuff, all of us had less. All of us. It was too expensive to have what we all take for granted now,

Aye but we could have done what the germans did...switch to a niche, retool and retrain your staff but that costs.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan

Countdown to the end of Democracy in the UK on 21:50 - Aug 29 by Flashberryjack

The remainer MP's will see off the Boris regime by hook or by crook, then take control of parliament, then go cap in hand to the EU... the EU accept our apologies, game set and match, brexit is dead and we all live happily ever after.